These are the remarks that current Park Board chair Raj Hundal made before yesterday’s Board meeting:
The Park Board chair has spoken, and the conditions surrounding outgoing Park Board GM Susan Mundick's departure are now like water under the bridge
Making a mountain out of a molehill is pretty common in political commentary, particularly when the author(s) believe that they have a big scoop on their hands.
But for the life of me, I cannot fathom how this email sent from the City Manager to the Park Board General Manager is particularly newsworthy or controversial
Within her press release, departing Susan Mundick describes a retirement farewell tour where she is going to “support the Board through an efficient and effective transition to new leadership.”
So, in light of this pledge, I have some simple questions for readers to consider: Read the rest of this entry »
Vancouver has a long tradition as a city of NIMBYism (the not in my backyard syndrome), where developments, light rail proposals and homeless shelters have all at one time felt the wrath of a select group of Vancouver residents who truly believe in the superior pedigree of their respective neighbourhoods.
In fact, some Vancouver residents have elevated this type of attitude to the next level, coining a new term – NIABY (Not In Anyone’s Backyard) – and putting up an entire website devoted to showing opposition to “supportive housing initiatives and community treatments in mental health and addiction.”
Could packs of self-interested Vancouver residents cripple progress in the city with the introduction of wards?
So, in spite of my past support for the introduction of a wards electoral system in Vancouver, a conversation with a friend in town from Toronto yesterday has given me a different perspective, and filled my head with questions of whether this city in particular would benefit from such a change. Read the rest of this entry »
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“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.” – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.
